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Ximenia americana - Sea Lemon

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[[File:Ximenia americana leaves & fruit at Chilkur near Hyderabad, AP W2 IMG 7288.jpg|thumb|right|''Sea lemon'', ''Ximenia americana'']]
'''Sea lemon''' or '''Ximenia americana''', commonly known as '''tallow wood''',<ref name="int"/> '''yellow plum''', is a small sprawling tree of woodlands native to the tropics. and its Leaves are oval shaped, bright green and have a strong smell of almonds. Flowers are pale in color. Fruits are lemon-yellow or orange-red.
Leaves are oval shaped==Uses=={{Uses|Wounds}}, bright green and have a strong smell of almonds. Flowers are pale in color. Fruits are lemon-yellow or orange-red.{{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
== Uses Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
*==Chemical Composition==The fruits have a pleasant plum-like flavor. In Asiaplant has been reported to contain biologically active compounds such as saponins, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, sterols, quinones, alkaloids, cyanogenetic glycosides, the young leaves are cooked as a vegetable. Howevercardiac glycosides, saponosides, the leaves also contain cyanide and need to be thoroughly cookedisoprenoids, and should not be eaten in large amounts.*It is being investigated by researchers from Nigeria's Ahmadu Bello University. In animal testsfatty acids, it is showing promise against the parasite that causes sleeping sickness and severe anaemia in livestock in many parts of Africa.*Leaf extract is active against Escherischia colitriterpenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa sesquiternes and Candida albicans.carbohydrates<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common namenames=={{Common names|kn=kaada nakkaare|ml=|sa=|ta=chiru-illantai|te=bili nekkera|hi=|en=Hog Plum, Sea Lemon}}
* '''English''' ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Sea LemonSubstance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.* '''Kannada''' - ಕಾದ ನಕ್ಕಾರೆ ===Dravya===
== References =Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Deciduous Shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|alternate|The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, 3-8 to 1.5-4 cm, variable thickness}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|3-7 mm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August and inflorescences borne on shortly pedunculate axillary racemes or umbels}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||3 cm long|glabrous, greenish when young, becoming yellowish|-|-}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Tallow wood can grow in a range of climatic conditions from hot tropical lowlands to the warm subtropics.p0 n0xz It is found at altitudes up to 2,000 metres in the drier to moist tropics<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|dispersed in open country}}, {{Commonly seen|savannah}}, {{Commonly seen|gallery forest}}, {{Commonly seen|along coastal areas}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Ximenia americana L. var. americana - Flickr - Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (10).jpg
Ximenia americana L. var. americana - Flickr - Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (11).jpg Ximenia americana L. var. americana - Flickr - Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil (29).jpg </gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://plantswww.researchgate.net/publication/285963982_Chemical_constituents_of_Ximenia_americana "Chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.usdaworldagroforestry.govorg/treedb/AFTPDFS/Ximenia_americana.PDF "plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http:/core/profiletropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?symbolid=XIAM "Ximenia +americana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database.Cultivation Details"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5327e/x5327e1v.htm Ximenia americana on fao.org]* [http://coastalplainplants.org/wiki/index.php/Ximenia_americana Ximenia americana on coastalplainplants.org]* [https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/Special-Pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=2562 Ximenia americana on florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ximenia_americana Ximenia americana]
*[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hog%20Plum.html flowersofindia]
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